Releasing Background Check Results - First Advantage

Releasing Background Check Results

If a contact has received an individual compliance result of less than IC01 from your background check company and the minimum pre-adverse period (6 business days) has expired, you as the employer will have the option to Release IC Status or Do Not Release IC Status of the background check into your Aspen iRecord® account.

When to make a release decision

If a contact has received an individual compliance result of less than IC01 from your background check company, the background check status will display as Click Here For Instructions.

Click here for instructions: Displays when contact is;

• Ready for Review Pre-adverse
• Ready for Review
• Needs Attention

Clicking this status brings up the existing, relevant screen providing additional instruction.

Ready for Review:  The background check needs to be reviewed for accuracy by the contact, they are given 6 business days (pre-adverse period) to review the information on the background check to determine the next step. 

Making a release decision

Once the background check has been reviewed and the pre-adverse period has expired; you can then make a decision to Release IC Status or Do Not Release IC Status of the background check into your Aspen iRecord® account.

You should read to understand the implications; then you should click the here link to redirect you to the First Advantage portal website  https://ca.fadv.com/CA/welcome.do?aspengrove  login screen.

NOTE:  If you need assistance with how to use your First Advantage account for this process, please click on the link below and follow the provided steps.

First Advantage - Viewing a Background Check

After making a release decision

Where you have clicked the Release IC Status button the IC02, IC03 or IC04 will be displayed within your Aspen iRecord® account.

Where you have clicked the Do Not Release IC Status button, the individual compliance result will be displayed as “Private” in your Aspen iRecord® account.

In the event you make the status private, it will reflect as a incomplete status to your connected work providers.  You would have to resubmit the background check to release the status. 

Once you make an update to release or not release the status, it cannot be reversed.  It would require a new background check submission to made.

Last Reviewed & Updated: 02/2022